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Errol Spence JR. vs. LAMONT PETERSON FINAL WEIGHTS, Korukī, Whakaahua & COMMISSION OFFICIALS FOR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®
Spence Makes First Title Defense In Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® From Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT i te SHOWTIME
IBF Welterweight World Championship
Errol Spence Jr.: 147 pauna
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ pauna
Kaitautoko: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ pauna
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Kaitautoko: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), John McKaie (N.Y.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.)
**Fortuna does not make the 135-pound lightweight limit and cannot win IBF title. Fortuna initially weighed 136.8 pounds and measured 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS – 7 p.m. AND/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rauna
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ pauna
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ pauna
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rauna
Arama Kownacki: 260 pauna
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ pauna
FLASH QUOTES:
SPENCE:
“This is a tough challenge. If you know Lamont, you know he’s a tough fight but I came to dominate the division and it started with Kell Brook. I’m going to get Lamont Peterson and then I’m going to get the other welterweights that are out there.
“It’s definitely important not just to win the fight, but how I win the fight. I came to dominate the division and I came here to look good. I’m the future of the division and I’m the future of boxing.”
PETERSON:
“I wouldn’t say that Errol isn’t the bigger guy, I just believe that it doesn’t matter. It’s all about boxing skills.
“I think we’ll both make each other look pretty good, but I’m going to win.”
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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos
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UNIFIED WOMEN’S SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINATES TORI NELSON IN THE MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO
Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts
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Verona, N.Y.. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields dominated previously undefeated Tori Nelson en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of ShoBox: Ko te Generation New Rāmere on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Shields controlled from opening to closing bell, sweeping 100-90 on all three judges’ scorecards in the first 10-round distance fight of her career. Te 2012 a 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist out-landed Nelson 225-81 with her total punches, 186-70 in powers shots, and connected at a 44 percent clip with her power shots compared to just 20 percent for Nelson.
“I landed every shot that I thought possible to land,” Shields said. “She was tough, she wasn’t a pushover. She put on a good fight.”
Shields advanced to 5-0 with two knockouts in what was likely her final fight in the super middleweight division. The 22-year-old now has her sights set on the middleweight division where she will eventually target undefeated and Unified Women’s Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer, who was ringside Rāmere i roto i te Verona.
“I have to drop down and see how I feel (tuatahi),” Shields said. “I think I could make 160 ngāwari, I’m going to be bigger and stronger than any girl.
“Hammer just wants to scope. I think she’s pretty scared to be honest. She is more worried about me than I am about her. I’m going to kick Hammer’s ass. People think Hammer is more skilled than me so I can’t wait to show her that she’s not.”
Hammer, who is expected to fight in a co-featured bout on the next Shields card, was interviewed by SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood and expressed excitement to make her U.S. debut and eventually face the American champion.
“It’s a great combination me and her on the same card,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show the fans who Christina Hammer is. That will be the best fight ever. It will be the game-changer for female boxing. It’s our time to shine.
“I’m long-time world champion and I have more experience. I have longer reach, I’m tall, I have good footwork and better technique than her. I feel the energy, and I can’t wait to fight against her.”
The former world champion Nelson (17-1-3, 2 Koó) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on ShoBox: Ko te Generation New.
“I’m not happy because I didn’t win, but other than that I thought I executed pretty well,” said the 41-year-old Nelson. “I gave her a better fight than she was expecting.
“No disrespect to Claressa, she doesn’t have great power. She has great speed and she overwhelms you with a lot of punches. My movement threw her off like I knew it would but knowing she was the champion, I needed to just push a little bit more.”
I roto i te ShoBox co-āhuatanga, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernandez, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernandez.
After a close first round, Garza floored Hernandez with a flush left hand to the nose in the closing moments of the second round. Hernandez recovered, and while the middle rounds featured tremendous back-and-forth action, Hernandez seemingly had no trouble walking down Garza, who’s punches seemed to lack any real power. Garza (9-3, 5 Koó) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10th and final round that featured 178 nifó katoa.
Hernandez (11-1, 7 Koó) u 50 percent of his power punches and connected on 40 percent of his punches compared to just 28 percent for Garza, however he threw just 719 total punches compared to more than 1,000 by Garza.
“I think it should have been a unanimous decision,” Hernandez said. “I’ve always been a slow starter and I feel like I lost the first two rounds, especially with the knockdown. But I won pretty much every round after that, I maybe lost three rounds.
“I’m not completely happy with my performance. I have to control my distance and my range a little bit better. I need to go back to the gym and work on those things. Before the summer comes I hope to have another fight and I hope it’s on SHOWTIME.
“I give Garza a lot of credit for getting in the ring and knocking me down. He hung in there for 10 rounds even after I caught him with some good shots. He was able to withstand those shots, but all that said, I still think it should have been a unanimous decision.”
Garza countered that sentiment.
“I thought it was a bogus decision,” Garza said. “I don’t understand that last judge’s card. I was happy with everything that I did. I executed well and did everything I needed to do to win the fight.
“I’m really disappointed with the outcome. I felt that I won. Ki ahau, I won a majority of the rounds and I knocked him down. I know knocking your opponent down usually leads to you winning the fight.”
Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev handed Sonny Fredrickson the first loss of his career with an impressive third round TKO in the opening bout of the ShoBox telecast.
The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 ki 12 knockouts.
The 26-year-old pressed the action from the beginning, negating Fredrickson’s five-inch reach advantage with a steady diet of well-timed, crisp punches. Ergashev landed a wide left to the head that stumbled Fredrickson in the opening minute of the third and continued to tee-off as his opponent wobbled against the ropes With Fredrickson (18-1, 12 Koó) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 o te tuatoru.
All of Ergashev’s 61 connects in the bout were power shots, and he connected on 77 percent of his power punches in the third and final round.
“The ref saved him,” Ergashev said. “If he let him stay on his feet any longer I would have knocked him out. He couldn’t handle my power.
“At this stage of my career, I am in the best shape of my life and the best I have felt. This is my time right now, especially because I am training with Rick (Phillips) a (Javan) Sugar (Hill Steward). That’s what leads to all of my knockout power.
“I’m ready for whatever comes next. I’m ready for more fights in the U.S., and I want to keep getting more exposure to show off my skills. I’m ready to fight anybody in America.”
Fredrickson, who became the 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.
Rāmere o tripleheader will replay on Rāhina, Jan. 15 i 10 p.m. AND/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.
Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox mahi i te ringside ki Steve Farhood me toa mua ao Raul Marquez te taviniraa ei mohio kaitätari. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. TORI NELSON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FINAL WEIGHTS, Korukī & PHOTOS FOR TRIPLEHEADER TOMORROW ON SHOWTIME®
E ora i 10 p.m. AND/PT from Turning Stone Resort Casino
“I’m going to go after her in the first round and get her out of there.” – Claressa Shields
“I’m going to shock the world.” – Tori Nelson
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Verona, N.Y.. (Jan. 11, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields and undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson made weight i runga i Rāpare for their 10-round WBC and IBF Super Middleweight World Championship showdownapopo/Rāmere, January 12 i roto i te hui matua o ShoBox: Ko te Generation New ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT) i te tahuri Stone Resort Casino i Verona, N.Y..
The 22-year-old two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Shields (4-0, 2 Koó) will face her second consecutive undefeated opponent in the former world champion Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Koó).
Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Koó) will meet fellow unbeaten and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Koó), o Toledo, Ohio, in the telecast opener. The 26-year-old Ergashev, a former six-year member of the Uzbek national team, and the current WBA No. 9 ranked Fredrickson will contest an eight-round super lightweight bout.
I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga o te ShoBox: Ko te Generation New tripleheader, Hehe Hernandez (10-1, 7 Koó), who is coming off consecutive victories over undefeated opponents, will take on former National Golden Gloves Gold Medalist Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Koó; 1-3 WSB) in a 10-round super bantamweight bout between two all-action fighters.
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Pauna Official:
Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson – 10-round WBC and IBF Super Middleweight World Title Bout
Shields: 167 pauna
Nelson: 164 ¾ pauna
Jesse Hernandez vs. Ernesto Garza – 10-round Super Bantamweight Bout
Hernandez: 122 ½ pauna
Garza: 122 ½ pauna
Shohjahon Ergashev vs. Sonny Fredrickson – Eight-round Super Lightweight Bout
Ergashev: 140 pauna
Fredrickson: 141 pauna
Korukī WHAKAMUTUNGA:
CLARESSA whakangungu rakau:
“Tori brings a lot more aggression, a lot more fight than a lot of my previous opponents. I te pepa, she has the best resume of any opponent I’ve faced and can put up a better fight.
“Everybody underestimates me because of my size. My frame looks like I’m a 140 but really I’m a 168. Everyone goes into a fight thinking they can win, but once that right hand lands everything changes. I’m going to go after her in the first round and get her out of there like Nikki Adler.
“I expect my opponent to apply pressure, and to use some dirty tactics. She has more experience, but not that much when you speak of her amateur experience.
“She’s confident and she believes in herself. She thinks I haven’t earned my place yet. She doesn’t think I throw hard punches. Speed is power. She doesn’t get that.
“This has been a hard camp, I really pushed myself. I usually do six weeks, this time I did eight weeks. I hadn’t fought since August so I wanted to give myself an extra two weeks so I knew I was in perfect shape.
“There’s no doubt that I start the year with a win, but I see this as a competitive fight. I’m going to have to earn the win but I believe I can KO her by the sixth, seventh round.”
TORI NELSON:
“I know I’m the underdog, but I’ve dropped nine people. She hasn’t scored one knockdown yet as a pro. When Claressa turned pro, I knew I’d have to face her eventually.
“A win is what I came for. I expect nothing different. I hope it would expose female boxing and not only open doors for me, but other female boxers coming up after me.
“I feel it’s more entertaining to watch a female fight. When women get dropped, they get right back up and go after it again. When men get knocked down, they start hiding because they don’t want to get hit again. So I think we should get paid just as much as the men.
“I’m blessed to be here, but I’m not a winner until I complete what I came here to do. And that’s win. The odds are definitely against me, but I’m going to shock the world.
“I want to take her into the deep waters. We don’t think she can beat us in a 10-round fight.
“They’re not going to give me anything. I have to be a dog and go in there and win this fight. I’ve always been aggressive. Why change anything for her?"
JESSE HERNANDEZ
“I’m just trying to get closer to a title fight. Moving up the rankings is the main goal right now, and I’m on the right path. A win here in a 10-round fight would be huge for my career.
“Being an all-around fighter is something I’m working on. But you can’t become a well-rounded fighter until you get the experience and the fights and that’s what I’m working on doing right now. I want to get more rounds in and progress.
“Fighting a southpaw is not a problem for me. I can switch my stance, but it’s not something I think about or plan. It just happens naturally in a fight.
“I’ve always believed in myself, even when I took time off. I believed that I could get back into it and get to a top level. The wins over two undefeated fighters did a lot for my confidence. I knew I could do it, but it showed others I belong and that I can compete at the top level.”
ERNESTO GARZA
“I like to bring the pressure, and he’s a pressure fighter too. We’ll see who backs up once we start throwing punches.
“I like to face fighters who come forward like him so I think everything will work for me. I plan on applying the pressure, getting him tired in the latter rounds, and taking him out.
“He tends to switch, but I think that’s when he gets off-balance. He won’t bring anything I haven’t seen before.
“I’m fighting at my natural weight class this time. My last fight on ShoBox (against undefeated Jon Fernandez) I was fighting a much higher weight.
“I don’t think his height and reach will give me any issues. I’ve been working with a lot of guys in the gym who have similar size and style. We’re ready for anything.
“A win would be a great step for me and my career. All the doors would open up for us.”
SHOHJAHON ERGASHEV:
“I love training here because of the fact that it’s a different atmosphere here in the States. It’s a real professional setup, I feel that my skills and my technique have gotten a lot better training here with Sugar Hill.
“I know that he is an experienced fighter. He’s undefeated and he’s coming to fight. It’s a big opportunity for both of us.
“I’m very honored to be on SHOWTIME and happy to be getting this kind of national exposure. A win would cement me as one of the best junior welterweight prospects in the world.
“I’ve gotten a lot better training at the Kronk Boxing Gym in Detroit. Last training camp was an introduction to the American style of boxing and this camp really improved my technique and tactics with the intense sparring.
"Ahau 11-0 ki 11 knockouts. au e ahau he puncher me te hiahia ahau ki te patoto ia i roto i, engari kua whakangungua ahau mo te tawhiti. Kua whakangungua ahau ki patoto tētahi i roto i roto i te taka noa tuatahi, me te waru o nga tawhio.
"Ko te nui taahiraa-ake i roto i te pato'iraa tenei, engari kua ahau i runga i 200 whawhai runaruna ki etahi o nga kaimekemeke runaruna pai i roto i te ao. Kua mea patu ahau medalists Olympic me te tino ta'na whawhai runaruna. "
Sonny FREDRICKSON
"Kua oti ahau tatari mo tenei te rongo mo te wa roa. Kua Kua tamata ahau ki te tiki i runga i TV mo te rua ranei e toru nga tau o muri, na ko te mahi nui hoki ahau i tenei. Hopefully a win bumps me up into the top 5 and gives me a title shot at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.
“We spar a lot with Robert (Aranga). It’s back-and-forth action. We grew up together and learn a lot from each other. I give him some pointers here and there and he does the same for me.
“I don’t know too much about my opponent. I know he’s a lefty and he has a strong punch. He’s a good match for me. He wants to keep coming forward and land big shots so I’ll be able to outbox him pretty easily.
“I don’t think nerves will be factor. I’ve fought on Andre Ward’s card, I’ve been in big fights before.
“I’m going to knock him out after the third round. I’m going to say, hey, get him out of here.
“After this fight, fans will start learning my name. I think they’ll want to see me have a shot at the 140 pound title.”
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Ka karanga Barry Tompkins te ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analyst. Ko te kaihanga matua ko Gordon Hall ki Richard Gaughan te whakaputa me Rick Phillips te arata'iraa.
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Lamont Peterson & Anthony Peterson Washington, D.C. Media Workout Quotes & Photos
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CLARESSA pukupuku korukī īngoa WHAKAMUTUNGA & Whakaahua
Uouangataha World Champion Hei Whakatikaia Taitara ki Tūturu kaiwero Tori Nelson Rāmere, Jan. 12, i roto i te Takahanga Main I SHOWTIME
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kiripaka, ahau. (January 11, 2018) – Women o Unified Super whitu World Champion Claressa Shields korero ki te pāpāho i te wātū īngoa i roto i tona oire o Flint, Mich., i mua ia haere atu ki a Verona, N.Y.. ki te tiaki i ona taitara 168-pauna ki tūturu IBF kaiwero whakahauanga Tori Nelson apopo po, Rāmere, Jan. 12 ora i runga i SHOWTIME.
ka paunatia Shields i roto i tenei ahiahi i mua ki apopo po o ShoBox: Ko te Generation New telecast i tahuri Stone Resort Casino. Haamata te telecast i 10 p.m. AND/PT me ngā te whawhai o rua opuaraa 140-pauna tūturu Shakh Ergashev a Sonny Fredrickson a Hehe Hernandez hanga ana ShoBox hoki ki Ernesto Garza.
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Tenei ko te aha te-tau 22 tau Shields i ki te mea i a ia omaoma pa, Ko te Whare Field Berston:
CLARESSA whakangungu rakau
"Ite ahau nui. tino peia ahau i ahau i tenei puni. Ko te puni roa atu i mua na kua ahau i te wa fe'unga ki te tiki rite. Kua Tori Nelson kua mahi i te rota o te paru korero, engari haere ahau ki te whakaatu ia e kia waiho ia 17-0, engari e kore te whawhai ia he kotiro rite ahau i mua i.
"Kia anake i ahau 4 whawhai ngaio ki toku ingoa, engari i ahau nui o te wheako runaruna. kua whawhai ahau kotiro e te hunga 16-0, e kore ahau e kite ki hea i runga i tona record wahi ngā whawhai ia he toa tūturu o taua ërä.
"Kua rite ahau mo tenei whawhai i te ara ano e mahi tonu ana ahau. kihai i mahia e ahau tetahi mea motuhake. arotahi ahau ki runga ki ahau, e kore toku hoariri.
"I roto i te taka noa 6 7 ranei, haere Nelson iho.
"Kia whiua e ahau Nelson, e hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai Christina Hammer, engari au tango ahau i te reira kotahi whawhai i te wa. Te hinaaro nei e ahau ki te whawhai i te iti rawa kia kotahi te wā i 154 pauna i mua i te tango i runga i Hammer. "
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Russian Heavyweight Crusher Apti Davtaev Looking to Impress in his American Debut This Friday at Turning Stone Resort Casino
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Undefeated heavyweight KO artist Apti Davtaev will make his long-awaited American debut tenei Rāmere night on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 Koó) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Koó) i te tahuri Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York. A recent signing of Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 Koó), from Kurchaloi, Russia, will take on Philadelphia-based veteran Garrett “Ko te Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (18-13-1, 9 Koó) in an eight-round showcase.
Standing an imposing 6 ‘5″ and already having won the WBC Slovenian title in just his tenth pro fight, Davtaev moved from his training base in Grozny to Detroit to work with well-respected Javan SugarHill Steward at the Kronk Gym.
“I loved training in Detroit with SugarHill Steward,” said Davtaev. “I feel my skills are going to a new level and I look forward to showing them off on January 12. I know Wilson is experienced and has fought some very good fighters, but I am in great shape and ready to put on a show!”
Not looking to waste any time, the 28-year-old Davtaev says he’ll be looking for “names” in the big man’s division of boxing after this fight.
“My goals are to stay active and fight the better names in the division this year,” ka mea ia. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans my skills and challenging the big names. The fans in New York can expect to see a new contender in the heavyweight division.”
Steward, nephew of the great Emanuel Steward and quickly building a strong reputation of his own, says that Davtaev has what it takes.
“Apti is a strong, coordinated, big heavyweight who will be ready to compete very soon with the other contenders in the division. I am very impressed with his ability to learn and to transfer what he’s learned into sparring. I am excited to see Apti in action January 12 for his American debut. I expect to see an exciting knockout!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT).
Also featured on the January 12 telecast, Uzbekistan mana-pahaki Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Koó) Ka fehangahangai hoa tūturu me runga-10 runga Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Koó) o Toledo, Ohio. I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Hehe Hernandez (10-1, 7 Koó) ka tango i runga i Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Koó; 1-3 WSB) i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa whā super a'ee.
Tikiti mo te takahanga, whakatairangatia ana e te e Salita Whakatairanga, E tēnei wā i runga i te hoko mo $75 mo te rua rarangi tuatahi o te ringside, $65 mō te toe tūru ringside me ētahi atu katoa utu i $49 a $37, me tetahi utu e hāngai ana. Ka taea te hokona tīkiti i roto i te tangata na roto i te te karanga i te tahuri Stone Resort Pouaka Office i ranei800.771.7711 online ranei i Ticketmaster.
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